A dozen out of the 15 teams finished the race which began three weeks ago.
The deposit and surrounding area were named Royal Salt Shaker by Peter the Great.
WWF starts project to breed Amur leopards and released them in the wild.
Journey 'in search of my father', as joint Russian-American expedition sets out to bring home crashed wartime Douglas C-47 from tundra.
Overhead high voltage cables at touching level for children, foals are slaughtered because mares too weak to feed them.
Expert says deadly gas released from melting permafrost region will lead to 'awful' consequences for global warming.
Experts and fashion gurus say our women have lower bottoms than others - because of the cold.
Hope for future of the rare species as census says there could be as many as 540 of them now living in the Far East.
Place your bets as Russia takes on Macau and Las Vegas to woo Pacific gamblers.